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Brett Guthrie
@brettguthrie· Republican · KY· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote for this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gianforte). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Guthrie) that the House…

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Brett Guthrie
@brettguthrie· Republican · KY· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5801) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for requirements under the Medicaid program relating to the use of qualified prescription drug monitoring…

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Brett Guthrie
@brettguthrie· Republican · KY· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume to close. Mr. Speaker, I didn't see my friend from Rhode Island on the floor when I was speaking earlier on Ms. DeGette and her work in this. He has been working really hard. I…

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Brett Guthrie
@brettguthrie· Republican · KY· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6042) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an…

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Jun 19, 2018

We don't need a new law to put an end to this trauma and the President could very easily have put a stop to any of these policies with one phone call.

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Jun 19, 2018

Hundreds of children are sitting in cages who have been forcibly separated from their families.

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Jun 19, 2018

$100 trillion is the wealth of Americans, and it is historic.

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Jun 19, 2018

I believe the real job creator is a customer. Customers come from the middle class, and we have to focus on making the middle class healthy.

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Jun 19, 2018

I understand the Administration has announced plans to expand its capacity for holding children who have been separated from their parents in facilities sometimes known as 'baby jails'.

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Jun 19, 2018

I was told from advocates on the ground, which were later confirmed by the Chicago Tribune and others, that ICE agents pulled over and detained one Victor Cortez, a Mexican national who is here legally.

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Jun 19, 2018

I would be interested specifically on the profiling of Mr. Cortez.

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Jun 19, 2018

The United States has served as a beacon of hope and freedom since its founding. We are watching that hope and freedom erode right before our eyes.

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Jun 19, 2018

Will ICE be constructing more cages to separate children from their parents?

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Jun 19, 2018

Can she expect also to be pulled over because someone thinks that she doesn't look like an American?

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Jun 19, 2018

I also think all of Congress looks forward to your superiors having the courage to appear before Congress to answer for the outrage that is happening in our southern border.

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Mike Bost
@mikebost· Republican · IL· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome Dr. Ron Bracy as our guest chaplain. Dr. Bracy has served our Nation in uniform and through his faith. He entered the Air Force Academy after high school and served in the U.S. Air Force for 42 years…

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Glenn Thompson
@glennthompson· Republican · PA· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, during the month of June, we raise awareness for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. After a trauma or a life-threatening event, it is common to have reactions, such as upsetting memories, increased jumpiness…

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I stand to address this Chamber at the start of this legislative week in a slightly different mode of thinking than I usually do, because as we have become aware in the last couple of days, this country is in the midst of a…

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